women in agriculture

SAN ILDEFONSO, Bulacan – The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), together with members of Rural Improvement Clubs from various regions in the Philippines celebrated the last hurrah of the Women in Agriculture Symposium through a farm tour at Duran Farm on March 3, 2017.

The 53 participants were briefed and toured by the owner herself, Desiree Duran. Starting off with an orientation, Duran shared how she started farming, which has proven to give inspiration to other women farmers.

Diliman, Quezon City – To welcome the Women’s Month, six free seminars will be held at the Agricultural Training Institute Central Office (ATI-CO) compound along Elliptical Road on March 2, 2017.

Specifically, these are free seminars on: Virgin Coconut Oil Processing; Vegetable and Fruit Puree Production; Honey Bee Production and Processing; Making Bags and Accessories out of Water Lily; Seaweed Processing; and Herbal Soap Making.

DILIMAN, Quezon City – In this year’s Women’s Month celebration, various bureaus and attached agencies of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and some private organizations joined the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) in its efforts to create more opportunities for women farmers in the country.

As it kicked off this year’s celebration of the National Women’s Month, the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) briefed and toured some women farmers, agricultural practitioners and officers from various agricultural groups, government agencies and academic institutions around its Learning and Discovery (LeAD) Center on March 1, 2015.

DILIMAN, Quezon City – Women play an essential role in the agricultural growth of our country but they still continue to face obstacles and receive limited recognitions for their valuable contributions to food production and food security.

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte -- Dr. Asterio P. Saliot, Director of the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) emphasized the importance of farmers aside from the extension workers in the field of agricultural extension services during the recent national congress of the Farm Home Extensionists Association of the Philippines (FHEXAP).